It’s out with the old and in with the new on January 13, when Jason Thompson debuts as Billy Abbott on “The Young and the Restless.” Thompson replaces Burgess Jenkins, who joined the soap in June 2014 replacing David Tom. But let’s face it, he’ll be judged by whether or not he measures up to Billy Miller’s portrayal of the popular character.
Brooklyn Rae Silzer, who plays Emma Drake on “General Hospital,” exits the soap, today, and admits she’s “very sad” to be leaving. Unfortunately, the child star became a casualty, when her TV dad Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake) opted to leave the soap and head over to “The Young and the Restless” to take over the role of Billy Abbott.
It’s “Big Brother”, Telemundo style. The great sociological experiment known as “Gran Hermano” begins Sunday, January 10 at 8p, when host Giselle Blondet introduces the 14 housemates selected to live under one roof with more than 40 cameras and 90 microphones recording their every move — 24 hours a day for three months.
From Port Charles cop to dog show judge? Yes, that’s the assignment for “General Hospital’s” Ryan Paevey (Nathan West), who stars in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Unleashing Mr. Darcy,” airing Saturday, January 23 at 9p.
With reports that she has opted to leave NBC’s “Days of our Lives” leaking months before she last appears on screen, actress Kate Mansi has taken to social media to explain her decision for leaving the daytime drama series and promises there’s plenty of drama to see as her time as Abigail Deveraux comes to a close.
During the network’s portion of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour this morning, BET announced it has picked up a fourth season of its hit series “Being Mary Jane,” starring Gabrielle Union.
“All My Children’s” Alicia Minshew (ex-Kendall Hart) is heading to prime time. The actress has landed a starring role in the pilot “Holiday Shelter,” which begins filming January 11 in White Plains, NY.
After eight years of playing suave Salem surgeon Daniel Jonas, actor Shawn Christian was let go from “Days of our Lives.” In a stunning move, his character was scripted as the victim in a fatal car crash caused by a drunk Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan).
Actor Michael Weatherly (ex-Cooper Alden, “Loving”) will be departing “NCIS” at the end of this season, the actor and CBS confirmed today. Weatherly, who is only one of four original actors to have appeared in all of the show’s near 300 episodes to date, portrays the widely popular Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on the series.
A pair of former “General Hospital” stars are collaborating on a new business venture. Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer; Avery Barkley, “Nashville”) and Steve Burton (ex-Jason Morgan; Dylan McAvoy, “The Young and the Restless”) are opening Jack and Jameson’s Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant and concert venue in Franklin, Tennessee.
